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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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